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Cox, Innvar, Robinette, King, Soule Will Celebrate 'Twelfth Night' in DC and NJ. Director Rebecca Bayla Taichman's new production of Twelfth Night will feature Veanne Cox as Olivia and Chris Innvar as Orsino, who will play the roles in Washington, DC, and Princeton, NJ. Wartime Drama, 'The Language of Trees', With Hayden, Begins Roundabout Run. Steven Levenson's new play, The Language of Trees, about the homefront during a modern war, begins Oct. 4 as the second production of the Roundabout Underground program, which cultivates emerging writers in a 62-seat space in the midtown Manhattan theatre district. Courting Vampires' and 'God Save Gertrude' Will Premiere in Pasadena in 2009. The Theatre @ Boston Court's 2009 season in Pasadena, CA, will include two world premieres, a West Coast premiere and a classic comedy. Atlantic Snags Roundabout's Lawson as New Managing Director. Off-Broadway's Atlantic Theater Company announced Oct. 6 that Jeffory Lawson - current director of development of Roundabout Theatre Company - has been appointed the new managing director of ATC. He starts Dec. 1. PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: 'The Seagull' - Rising Like a Phoenix. The Seagull took wing Oct. 2 for what seems like its annual flight over Manhattan and will hover over the Walter Kerr for a limited stay of 14 weeks, through Dec. 21. The Civilians Investigate Colorado Springs in 'This Beautiful City' Opening in CA. The West Coast premiere of This Beautiful City, the theatrical exploration of Colorado Springs, CO - the epicenter of the American evangelical Christian movement - opens Sept. 28 after previews from Sept. 21 at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Los Angeles. Saroyan's Slice of 'Life' Plays NYC's Storm Theatre. William Saroyan's ensemble play, The Time of Your Life, set in a San Francisco saloon in 1939, gets a revival Oct. 3-Nov. 1 by the Off-Off-Broadway troupe Storm Theatre. Chicago 'Caroline' Is Hot; One Week Added. The run of the critically acclaimed new Chicago premiere production of Caroline, or Change by Tony Award-winner Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori, directed by Charles Newell, has been extended. Added performances now take the musical to Oct. 26 at Court Theatre. A "Tune"-ful 'Turn of the Century'. Tommy Tune explains the fantastical plot twist of the new musical Turn of the Century. 13', Jason Robert Brown's Pop Musical About Coming of Age, Opens on Broadway. 13, the new middle school-set musical with songs by Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown and performances by actors and musicians who are not yet old enough to drive, opens at Broadway's Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre Oct. 5. Abraham, Hearn, Schuck, Henner, Kane, Malina, Ragusa Will Sing 'Grumpy Old Men'. Grumpy Old Men: The Musical, inspired by the 1993 movie that starred Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon, will get a starry Manhattan reading in October 2008. F. Murray Abraham and George Hearn will play the title codgers. Meet the Lesters: 'Tobacco Road', Paved Anew at La Jolla Playhouse, Opens. Tobacco Road, a smash on Broadway during the Depression but rarely revived today, opens Oct. 5 after previews from Sept. 30 at the La Jolla Playhouse, introducing a new generation to novelist Erskine Caldwell's hardscrabble Georgia characters, the Lester family. General Ticket Sales Begin for Broadway's 'Pal Joey'. Following a period of exclusive advance sales to American Express cardholders, the box office for the new Broadway production of Pal Joey opens to the general public Sept. 26. Sorge, Finley, Booth and More Will Star in 'Happy Days' Tour. The troupers of the new national tour of Happy Days - A New Musical have been announced. The Milwaukee-set family-friendly musical comedy will launch Oct. 31 at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts in California. PLAYBILL.COM'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW: Daniel Slays the Stallion. "Harry Potter" himself, Daniel Radcliffe made his long-awaited Broadway debut Sept. 25 at the Broadhurst. Galati Adapts Murakami for Premiere of 'Kafka on the Shore'. The world premiere of Kafka on the Shore, adapted for the stage and directed by Frank Galati, based on the book by Haruki Murakami, opens Sept. 28, launching Steppenwolf Theatre Company's 2008-09 season. Previews began Sept. 18. Turn of the Century', a New Musical from Tune, Brickman, Elice, Opens. Turn of the Century, the new musical about time-traveling performers who go back to the past to introduce the greatest hits of the American popular songbook, opens at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago Sept. 29. Rachel York and Jeff Daniels star. Harris, Keith and More Open Door to Ayckbourn's 'Bedroom Farce' in NYC. Off-Broadway's The Actors Company Theatre launches its 2008-09 season Oct. 5 with Alan Ayckbourn's Bedroom Farce, featuring Cynthia Harris, Larry Keith, Eve Bianco, Margaret Nichols, Scott Schafer, Ashley West, Mark Alhadeff and Sean Dougherty. Your Green Is Welcome: 'Shrek' Box Office at Broadway Theatre Opens. You can now walk up - or stomp up, if you're an ogre - to the Broadway Theatre box office for tickets to Shrek the Musical. The box office at the theatre, at Broadway at 53rd Street, opened Sept. 29. Hairspray' Likely to Close in January; Fierstein Will Return. Hairspray, the Tony Award-winning hit Broadway musical, is expected to close in mid-January 2009, but not before welcoming back the Mother of All Ednas - Harvey Fierstein. |
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